Posted by Adriaan Alsema | May 3, 2011 | News
Bogota Mayor Samuel Moreno denied any wrongdoings Tuesday after being suspended by the country’s Inspector General for three months for alleged involvement in fraudulently awarding public works projects. In a press...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | May 3, 2011 | Culture
Colombian music sensation Bomba Estereo released the video of “Feelin’,” recorded during a live concert in Bogota earlier this year. The video was shot by 15 different directors from Colombia’s cinema and...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | May 3, 2011 | News
Colombia’s Inspector General on Monday announced a preliminary corruption investigation against former Transport Minister Andres Uriel Gallego. Gallego, who served in the cabinet of former President Alvaro Uribe from 2002...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | May 2, 2011 | News
Large parts of Colombia’s second largest city Medellin have been without running water for ten days after a landslide destroyed part of the city’s water supply network. According to several media, 40 of the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | May 2, 2011 | News
Sweden-based news website Anncol, best known for it’s pro-FARC stance and publisher of many FARC statements over the years, has criticized Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez for deporting an editor of the website to...
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